ACLJ: DOJ Memo Backing Obama's "Recess Appointments" 2 Days Too Late - "Smokescreen" to Cover Unconstitutional Actions

(Washington, DC) - The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), focusing on constitutional law, said today's release of a memo by the Department of Justice backing President Obama's "recess appointments" is legally flawed and is nothing more than a "smokescreen" to provide cover for his unconstitutional actions.

"It should come as no surprise that President Obama's Justice Department produced a memo that is designed to justify the unconstitutional appointments he made while the Senate was in session," said Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel of the ACLJ. "The fact is that this memo, dated two days after the appointments were made, provides a faulty legal analysis and is nothing but a smokescreen to provide cover for actions that are not only troubling, but in violation of the separation of powers. This memo changes nothing: President Obama acted in an unconstitutional manner in making these appointments - ignoring the rule of law and nearly a century of precedent."

In less than one week, the ACLJ has heard from 55,000 Americans who are opposed to President Obama's actions and are demanding that these appointments be retracted. The ACLJ has produced a detailed legal analysis underscoring the fact that President Obama acted outside the Constitution in making these appointments.

Led by Chief Counsel Jay Sekulow, the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), focusing on constitutional law, is based in Washington, D.C.